2012 United States Grand Prix

Spins proved costly for Romain Grosjean and Paul di Resta, but the Lotus driver made it back into the points.

United States Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2012drivercolours.csv

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Mark Webber

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Kimi Raikkonen

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Nico Hulkenberg

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Fernando Alonso

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Romain Grosjean

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Pastor Maldonado

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Bruno Senna

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Jenson Button

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Jean-Eric Vergne

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Sergio Perez

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Kamui Kobayashi

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Nico Rosberg

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Daniel Ricciardo

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Timo Glock

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Charles Pic

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Vitaly Petrov

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Heikki Kovalainen

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Pedro de la Rosa

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Narain Karthikeyan

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It was a case of what might have been for several drivers at the Circuit of the Americas.

First among which was Romain Grosjean, who inherited Fernando Alonso’s eighth place on the grid and was up to six by lap three. A spin and an early pit stop dropped him to 22nd, but he demonstrated great pace and finished the race behind his team mate.

Paul di Resta was another driver whose race was spoiled by a spin. His was more costly, forcing him to make an extra pit stop and leaving him out of the points.

“I was fighting a lot of oversteer in the car and made an error in turn 19, lost the rear, and spun,” he said. “I was just trying a bit too hard to keep the cars behind me.”

The Caterham versus Marussia battle took an interesting turn as the two MR01s qualified ahead. But Vitaly Petrov passed them pair of them at the start as Timo Glock struggled, and Heikki Kovalainen also demoted the lead Caterham partly thanks to his KERS advantage.

United States Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2012drivercolours.csv

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Lewis Hamilton

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Mark Webber

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1.458

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Kimi Raikkonen

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Michael Schumacher

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Nico Hulkenberg

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Fernando Alonso

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Romain Grosjean

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Pastor Maldonado

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Bruno Senna

11.062

14.248

16.009

18.423

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Felipe Massa

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15.013

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19.993

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Jenson Button

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16.545

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Paul di Resta

8.052

12.538

14.572

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94.114

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108.357

109.951

111.399

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116.444

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119.449

120.682

121.769

122.654

Jean-Eric Vergne

13.99

17.617

19.152

20.223

22.745

26.825

29.489

33.305

35.466

36.696

38.726

40.32

43.483

46.778

Sergio Perez

10.351

13.437

15.573

17.817

20.555

23.125

25.177

26.192

26.668

27.066

27.778

29.765

31.347

32.082

33.322

34.813

36.009

36.645

36.881

37.829

40.017

24.266

45.489

46.613

47.525

48.412

49.299

50.797

52.819

54.159

55.612

56.898

57.548

58.02

59.177

60.848

61.942

63.108

64.736

65.841

67.015

67.119

68.871

70.228

72.21

73.73

74.765

75.361

76.398

76.937

77.665

78.36

78.849

79.951

82.115

84.341

Kamui Kobayashi

14.826

19.411

20.583

23.267

25.689

28.406

30.836

34.471

36.867

38.568

40.181

43.72

45.556

69.618

71.344

72.549

73.242

73.789

74.487

74.788

74.706

57.118

58.404

59.697

61.124

63.037

65.248

67.283

68.761

70.306

71.378

72.128

73.242

73.871

77.168

79.557

82.131

84.643

86.006

86.443

87.549

87.777

89.421

90.666

92.693

94.682

96.485

97.086

100.419

106.084

107.232

107.915

109.302

112.348

112.954

Nico Rosberg

12.519

16.924

20.014

21.322

23.941

27.353

30.039

33.745

36.042

37.617

39.201

41.158

43.842

45.902

46.203

46.405

46.671

46.637

46.747

46.577

45.949

28.107

28.869

29.71

31.186

33.009

35.308

38.47

42.497

43.995

45.173

45.827

46.986

47.745

70.944

72.797

73.614

74.427

75.107

74.508

74.799

74.324

75.126

75.969

77.203

79.456

80.392

80.265

80.811

80.963

81.097

81.547

81.914

82.739

83.972

85.51

Daniel Ricciardo

16.183

19.957

21.061

21.782

23.18

25.627

28.771

31.26

33.055

34.193

34.937

36.008

36.82

37.147

37.309

37.788

38.445

39.193

39.219

39.372

40.59

22.626

23.823

24.762

27.058

28.82

30.836

33.579

36.051

38.557

61.231

62.547

64.549

64.908

66.302

67.496

68.399

69.3

70.16

70.444

71.691

71.46

72.709

73.771

75.296

76.208

77

77.261

78.124

78.606

79.257

80.031

80.591

81.713

83.398

84.871

Timo Glock

15.96

22.567

24.608

27.04

30.397

33.279

36.302

39.4

43.335

47.898

50.841

53.845

57.243

59.933

62.476

64.777

67.293

69.062

70.678

71.969

73.67

77.943

79.988

82.45

85.178

87.988

91.102

94.927

97.97

100.869

105.326

108.455

111.33

113.102

115.928

118.8

121.497

124.094

126.525

128.31

131.068

133.652

136.987

139.813

143.369

148.006

151.67

155.086

161.343

165.984

171.922

175.305

178.46

182.758

188.668

Charles Pic

17.884

23.544

27.626

31.695

35.175

38.13

41.106

43.914

47.198

50.465

53.418

57.483

60.608

63.155

69.279

72.214

76.005

78.454

80.242

81.941

83.317

67.538

69.921

72.559

75.393

79.733

106.84

110.809

114.343

117.747

120.648

123.914

127.465

132.764

136.322

139.974

145.004

151.152

154.644

159.975

163.624

165.707

169.989

176.945

182.44

185.794

189.462

192.336

195.724

198.688

204.482

208.62

213.992

216.56

Vitaly Petrov

15.561

21.746

23.936

26.11

28.89

31.966

34.814

37.494

40.329

43.275

45.471

48.317

50.929

52.691

55.108

58.449

60.734

62.554

64.315

65.874

66.861

51.056

54.119

77.059

79.453

82.319

85.093

87.951

90.496

93.339

96.292

98.926

103.635

106.182

109.416

112.414

114.815

118.453

121.088

122.747

125.632

127.424

130.579

134.865

138.48

142.381

146.249

150.255

154.49

158.064

162.071

166.649

172.855

176.884

179.999

Heikki Kovalainen

17.658

24.535

27.375

29.743

32.652

34.825

37.123

39.889

43.974

47.116

49.686

52.475

55.4

58.194

60.657

63.044

65.142

67.117

69.203

71.1

72.521

76.687

79.069

81.406

83.861

86.493

89.252

92.261

95.023

97.782

100.349

105.52

108.477

110.757

113.619

116.311

118.988

121.725

124.365

126.417

129.284

131.001

135.672

138.968

142.719

147.435

150.685

154.554

159.142

161.848

168.227

174.136

177.828

181.239

187.65

Pedro de la Rosa

18.606

25.8

30.499

34.875

39.48

43.361

47.151

50.953

54.982

58.855

62.582

67.337

71.429

74.999

78.558

82.299

85.688

89.266

92.173

95.537

98.483

84.198

89.201

94.912

123.341

130.373

135.017

145.87

151.875

156.587

162.163

165.956

170.409

174.237

178.631

184.794

188.959

194.052

198.504

202.212

209.274

213.633

218.057

222.235

227.328

231.671

237.537

241.243

247.797

253.076

257.97

262.478

267.727

272.498

Narain Karthikeyan

19.039

26.46

31

35.742

40.289

44.34

48.172

51.848

56.067

60.408

64.203

68.265

72.397

76.092

80.399

83.841

86.993

90.788

93.888

96.967

99.495

84.934

90.04

95.118

101.086

132.176

142.28

148.845

153.668

159.514

163.664

168.126

171.816

175.158

182

187.181

192.319

196.564

200.896

208.222

213.877

217.302

221.824

226.802

230.96

237.204

242.241

246.124

253.596

258.673

262.887

268.443

278.402

284.377

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel left the field a long way behind. Mark Webber looked unlikely to give chase in his car and Jenson Button, though quick, was compromised by his starting position. A KERS problem kept him from catching Massa at the end.

What? Grosjean had a total of 9 laps in which he reduced the gap to the leader (3, 11, 15, 17-21, 34). 7 of those were after his pit, but before the leaders pit. 1 was on lap 3, and 1 was when Vettel had a slow lap (lap 34).